How much eye growth is normal?

Written By Paymaun Asnaashari

Axial elongation is different between kids with myopia versus those that don’t get myopia.

Figure 1: Brian Holden Vision Institute Myopia Calculator

CLEERE study found that children 6 to 14 who remained emmetropic (meaning ‘normal’) showed and average of 0.1mm eye growth per year. This is a summary of the average axial length changes among different age groups in kids who are emmetropic

  • 0.16mm per year ages 6-9

  • 0.08mm per year ages 9-12

  • 0.02mm per year ages 11-14

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